Antifriction journal bearing



Aprii 7,1925. I 1,532

W. H. MILLSPAUGH ANTIFRICTION JOURNAL BEARING Filed Nov. 1, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

L/ ATTORNEY.

w. H. MELLSPAUGH ANTIFRICTION JOURNAL BEARING Filed Nov. 1, 1922 -2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

orrsn STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. MILLSPAUGH, OF SANDUSKY, OHIO.

an'rizrnrcrron acumen. BEARING.

Application filed November 1, 1Q22. Serial No. 598,341.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. MILLS- rAUeH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sandusky, in the county'of Erie and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Antifriction Journal Bearings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it up ertains" to make and use the same.

' 'i his invention relates to journal bearings, and among other objects is intended to pro vide an etlicient anti-friction bearing suitable for jonrnaling paper mill rolls, drying k cylinders, evaporator drums and the like.

Journal bearings for the steam-heated drying cylinders of paper machines, or other analogous equipment, are subjected to heavy service duty and to temperature changes due to introduction of steam or other heating medium into the cylinders or drums, which frequently causes binding of the journals when mounted in plain hearings or in ball or r ller bearings concentric with the journals.

capable of carrying heavy loads at high speeds, as well as performing satisfactorily under light load conditions, and which will not be so after-ted by heat changes as to cause objectionable binding of the journal.

.lrzmticability and simplicity of construction. durability and extreme anti-friction qualities, are further desiderata which have been borne in mind in producing the present invention.

A prei'erred construction embodying the invention, comprising a seliEaligniug journal box containing the journal and its be'aring mechanism, is illustrated. in the accom- It is accordingly desired to provide a journal bearing structure which will be Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1, showing one o'f the journal bearing members with an end cap removed to reveal an interior bearing therefor, and showing the other bearing member in cross section, said cross section being taken on the line 3-3 of F ig. 4;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section of a portion of the ournal box taken. through one of the journal supporting members on the line" 4-4 of Fig. 3; and i Fig. 5 is a detail elevation of a fragment of one of the interior walls ofthe journal box.

In the drawings, 1 denotes one of the journals of a revolving member such for example as a steam-heated drying cylinder of a paper making machine. The journal enters a journal box 2, within which are a pair of heavy and preferabl surface-hardened rollers 3 and 4: 'on wl-iici being disposed below and at opposite sides of the vertical center of the journal.

The journal box 2 may be mounted on any D suitable support, and is preferably so mounted as to be capable of a slight rocking and pivoting so that the bearing assembly may align itself with the journal. For this purpose the base, of the journal box may be slightly rounded, and the base may be provided with a socket or recess. 5 for pivotally engaging a stud or dowel projecting from the support on which the journal box is mounted.

In the particular form shown, the journal box is constructed with a removable cap-or cover (3 of substantially semicircular form to enclose. the upper portion of the journal.

Said cap is suitably secured to the journal box proper, as for instance by the use of stud bolts 7 passing through lugs on the cap and screwed into interior lugs in the journal box. Instead of this construction, a journal box constructed to be opened at the side rather than at the*top may be used. A gasket 8 is interposed between the journal box proper and its cap to seal the joint be tween these parts. The opening in the back of the journal box to receive the journal is also provided with a packing ring 9 to exclude the entry of dirt or foreign matter into the journal box.

\Vhile the journal 1 is represented as entering only one side of the journal box, it will be understood that in some cases the the journal bears, the axes of said rollers Ion oi: annular or tubular form, and enclose annular anti-friction bearing devices, comprising concentric hardened'racerings l and 11 and interposed balls 12 or other rolling; ele ments; the outer race rings of said bearings being fitted Within the journal-supporting rollers and the inner rnce rin s ll being mounted and alhxccl on stationary shafts 13. 'll'ius the journal bearswith rolling contact on a pair of load sustaining rollers 3 and l, which in turn. bear and rotate freely on annuhuseries rolling elements revolving about said fixed sliat'ts 13.

In the specific construction illustrated, two annular hall bearings are provided for each of the journal. supporting rollers, as shown in. Fig. 4:; but it will be understood that one or desired number of such bear ing devices, comprising race rings having races or track; "for either a single or a plurality of rows of balls or other rolling elements may be used.

lo. the construction. shown in Fig. l, the two hall hearing devices are separated a spacer 1.4;. One of said ball bearings has its race lugs set in the end of the journalsupporting roller against an inwardly projecting flange 15 closing the end of said roller; while the race rings of the other ball hearings are engaged by an annular cap 16 fitted in a counter-sunk recess in, the opposite end oi the roller and secured by screws or otherwise. Thus the bearings devices oi: the illustrative construction are housed and concealed and the parts are properly held in desired relative positions. 'lhe specific. construction may ol course he aricd in accordance with the number and arrangen'ient of the annular bull or roller bearing devices.

The slin't'ts 1.3 on which the anti-friction bearings for the journal sugportino' rollers are mounted, are suitably supported in the journal box, as for instance by seating the ends ct said shafts in sockets 1'? formed in the lodges or thickened wall portions 18 in lower part oi the journal hon; or the hilly if desired be supported in open- 21 the journal hos walls in addition to l Jports provided by the inwardly progectuig wall portions 18. lie the illustrated constru' tion, the opposite wells of the journal hos are p'n'ivided with preferably interiorly threaded openings in alignment with rue iournal-supporting rollers 3 and at are essence rial-supporting rollers, the shafts 18 may be provided with longitudinal oil ducts or channels and communicating transverse ducts 21. lln Fig. 2, a grease cup or oilcr 22 is shown having its nippleextended through one of the screw plugs 19 and cutered into the longitudinal oil duct in the shaft 13, for forcing oil or other desired lub.

ricsnt through said shaft and into the recesses in the journalsupporting roller containing the anti-friction bearings.

An insert of babbitt or other packing Inaterial 23 may be provided in the top of the journal box cap, fitting a correspondingly shaped recess therein, to prevent jumping or unseating of the cylindrical journal from its hearing rollers when the cylinder is subjected to a lifting strain such as is occasionally caused when starting atrain of drying cylinders under the impulse of a gear drive.

The construction described provides a highly satisfactory and successful journal bearing, particularly adapted for steam heated drying cylinders, evaporator drums and other similar purposes, as the bearing is capable of safely carrying heavy loads at great speeds, and is not functionally afiected by the heat changes to which the journals are subjected in the introduction of steam or other heating medium to the cylinders, since expansion or contraction of the journal incident to temperature conditions merely raises or lowers its center without causing binding; nor is the heat to which the mechanism is exposed destructive ot the ball on roller races, which are contained within the load supporting rollers on which the journal hears. The bearing possesses extreme autifriction qualities. and the structure is simple, practicable and durable. The swivel mountingof the journal box provides a self-aligning bearing structure which, in conjunction with the type of journal bearing described, is particularly advantageous in preventing binding and in providing a reliable construction for the purpose described.

By mounting the g'ournalsupporting rollers on stationary shafts, with the ball bearins devices enclosed within the rollers, as shown for example in the drawings, shafts of such short lengths may be employed as reduce shaft flexing under the load to a minimum; and such flexing; as may occur will he substantially immaterial, since it has no other etiect than the more bending of a stationary shaft and consequently no ten.-

llltl dency to set up crystallization such as would accompany the flexing of a rotating loadsustaining shaft.

Obviously the present invention is not restricted to the specific details of construction and arrangement shown in the drawings, since such details may be variously modified to suit different requirements and conditions to which structures embodying the invention may be applied.

Having thus described my inventiorl, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

1. A structure ofthe class described comprising in combination, a large journal of a cylinder or member subject to heat influence adapted to expand the journal; a pair of rollers of comparatively large diameter affording a supporting'bearing for said journal; anti-friction bearings for said large rollers housed therein, comprising concentric racerings and interposed rolling elements, the outer race rings being secured within said rollers; said rollers being concentrically recessed to receive said anti-friction bearings and having thick annular walls enclosing the said outer race rings; fixed shafts for. said rollers on which the inner race rings of the respective anti-friction bearings are respectively mounted: and means providing supports for said shafts adjacent the faces of said rollers; whereby the heavy journal bears on comparatively large rollers which are freely revoluble on annular series of rolling elements about said shafts, and any flexure or bending of said shafts under load merely affects the centers of said anti-friction bearings Without imposing a tendency to set up crystallizing of the shafts; while the construction as a Whole is such that any expansion of the journal will merely raise its center without affecting the anti-friction capacity of thebearing,

. and the rolling elements of the anti-friction hearings are siibstantially removed from contact with the heated journal by the thick annular walls ofthe large rollers and the outer race rings fitted therein.

2. A structure of the class described comprising, in combination, a pair of rollers of comparatively large diameter affording a supporting bearing for a large cylinder journal; a rocking supporting structure carrying said large rollers; anti-friction bearings.

for said-large rollers housed therein, com-' prising concentric race rings and interposed rolling elements the outer race rings being secured within said rollers; said rollers being concentrically recessed to receive said anti-friction bearings and having thick annular walls enclosin the said outer race rings; shafts for said rollers on Which the inner racerings of the respective anti-friction bearings'are respectively mounted; said locking supporting structure providing substantial seats for said shafts near the antifriction bearings; whereby the journal bears on comparatively large rollers which are freely re'voluble on annular series of rolling elements about said shafts, and any tiexure or bending of said shafts under load merely affects the centers of said anti-friction bearings without imposing a tendency to set up shaft crystallizing, while the construction as a whole provides a self-aligning non-binding supporting bearing for the large journal.

3. A structure of the class described comprising, in combination, a pair of rollers of large diameter and vcomparatively short length affording a supporting bearing for a large cylinder journal; short shafts for said rollers; anti-friction bearings for said rollers housed therein and mounted on said shafts; and means providing substantial shaft flexure under load is reduced by the short shaft length between its supports, while such flexing of the fixed shafts as occurs only affects the centers of the anti"- fri'ction bearings without imposing a tendency to set up shaft crystallization.

4. A structure of the class described comprising-in combination, a pair of rollers of large diameter affording a supporting bearing for a cylinder journal; fixed shafts for said rollers; anti-friction bearings for said rollers housed therein and mounted on said shafts; said rollers being concentrically recessed to receive said bearings and having thick annular walls enclosin said bearings; there being. a pair of said bearings spaced apart in each roller and arranged near the ends thereof; and means providing substantial supporting seats for said shafts immediately adjacent theend'faces of said rollers; whereby the load on the shaft is applied near its supports, tending to minimize shaft flcxure, while such flexing of the fixed shafts as occurs merely affects the centers of the anti-friction bearings without imposing a tendency to set up crystallization of the said shafts.

5. A structure of the class described comprising, in combination, a pair of rollers of large diameter affording a supporting hearing for a large-cylinder journal; shafts for said rollers; anti-friction bearings interposed between said shafts and rollers; and a centrally-swiveled rocking supporting structure having Side walls enclosing said rollers and carrying said shafts; whereby the journal bearing as a Whole is self-alignable with the journal Without affecting the anti-friction capacity of the bearing.

6. A structure of the class described comprising, in combination, a pair of rollers of large diameter affording a supporting hearing for a large cylinder journal; shafts for said rollers; anti-friction hearings interposed between said shafts and rollers; a centrallyswiveled rocking support having side walls enclosing said rollers and carrying prising, in combination, a dr lng cylinder haring journals subject to eat changes adapted to cause expansion of the journals; non-binding bearings therefor comprising comparatively large journal supporting rollers; anti-friction bearings for said rollers contained in said rollers; short shafts for said bearings; journal boxes enclosing the respective journals and their journal supporting rollers; said journal boxes being rockingly mounted for self-aligning the bearings with the cylinder.

' 8. A journal hearing structure comprising, in combination, a journal-box; a journal entering the journal box; shafts in said jourrial-loos below and at opposite sides of the vertical center of the journal; supports for said shafts in the opposite journal-box walls; said walls having openings aligned with said shafts; plugs closing said openings and engaging said shafts to prevent rotation thereof and annular anti-friction bearing. devices mounted on said shafts; and annular or tubular journal-supporting rollers containing and bearing on said devices.

9. A journal bearing structure comprising, in combination, a journal-box; a journalsupporting rollers in said box; shafts on which said rollers are mounted; shaft supports on opposite walls of the jcurnal' box; annular anti-friction bearing devices interposed between said shafts and rollers; and screw plugs in opposite walls of the box engaging the ends of saidshafts to secure the same in non-rotatable condition.

10. In a journal bearing of the character described; journal-supporting rollers; shafts on which said rollers are mounted; annular roller bearings interposed between said shafts and journal-supporting rollers; said rollers constructed to enclose said hearings; and oil passages in said shafts communicating with the interior of the rollers for supplying lubricant to said bearings; and a journal box-enclosing said rollers? and construoted to permit introduction of lubricant into said oilpassages.

In testimony whereof I allix my signaturein the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. MlliLSPAU l l l.

Witnesses:

M. A. Sierra, 0. L. MILLKE, 

